As if I didn't have enough problems, the motor is stuck on my Super C. We put on a 12 volt battery and it wouldn't budge. Tried again a couple minutes later and it spun the fan a 1/4 turn then stopped. Waited a few minutes and tried again, but it wouldn't turn over. We poured some oil down each cylinder and will try again.

Pull the starter off and look inside. I had one that did the same thing, and it was caused by an animal nest inside by the flywheel. All covers were in place so i'm not sure how they can get in but they do.

raystractors wrote:Pull the starter off and look inside. I had one that did the same thing, and it was caused by an animal nest inside by the flywheel. All covers were in place so i'm not sure how they can get in but they do.

Hey thanks for that information. That didn't even occur to me. I'll do just that and report back.

This is not the behavior of a truly "stuck" engine. Remove the starter then see if it will turn with the crank. If not, stick a pry bar through the starter hole and into a ring gear tooth on the flywheel. Try to move it a bit backwards (pry the visible part of the flywheel down). If it moves at all, start looking for whatever is causing the bind. If is doesn't move, you need to dig deeper for the problem.

you can leave the manifold and carb on the head unless you want to make it lighter, water pump is in the block, not the head, just has a bypass hose to connect them, keep the push rods in order is a good practice, they are adjustable also

A frozen up water pump or fan could give the illusion an engine is stuck too (if the belt is good and tight). A hand crank might help you out in getting some leverage on the crankshaft to see whats going on. If you're not worried about the belt, cut it off and rule that out. Most need replacement anyways. Should one of the pushrods be bent, I have plenty used ones. Roll them on a piece of glass to check them out. Last time I checked, a new one from Case/IH was around $80 each, although aftermarket ones are available too.